Simply stated, a module is a packaging of definitions of environment variables into a script. In general, there is a module defined for each application, and that module defines the environment appropriately for that application. To use the application, you need to load the module first using the module command:

For an example, if the software-module is "matlab", it becomes "module load matlab".

If there are more versions, let's say matlab/R2017b, then it becomes:

Important module commands:To see the modules of the available software in the Cluster

Some of the Software such as cmake has dependency module to be loaded first. So, you may want to use "module spider" command to see the details.

Now, you need to load the cmake modue as:

If you want to check the versions of the particular software such as matlab, then type:

To get the version, path of executable and libraries, and other information about the software-module (e.g. matlab):
To load the sotware-module, use the command:

To unload it, use:

To see which modules you have loaded, use: